“Saying goodbye. It’s a part of the human experience that we encounter every day, sometimes nonchalantly, sometimes with great emotion. Then, eventually, the time comes for the final goodbye” Mr. Zaslow The Importance of Expressing Your Gratitude for Others Earlier today, I was thinking about how I totally missed out on letting my old roommate… Continue Reading

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.” – Buddha Mastering Your Mind Unless you learn to be the master of your mind, you will never find the peace of mind that you so dearly want. The mind is an amazing tool,… Continue Reading

“The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Learning To Be All By Yourself There is no doubt that we are social creatures who need to meet and connect with others. Our modern-day society also makes it very easy to find like-minded people who we can connect with. While it’s… Continue Reading

“Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.” – Chinese Proverbs Become a Teacher 101 “Teacher! Teacher!! I don’t understand.” Those were the constant words teachers would hear me yelling from the back of the classroom. Luckily I had some great teachers and mentors who did not… Continue Reading

“How wonderful that no one need wait a single moment to improve the world.” Anne Frank (Today’s Guest Post is by one my best friends from high school Charley Silverman.) What I learned as a Peace Corps Volunteer 1. To know your world, you have to see it- All too often we find ourselves constrained… Continue Reading

photo credit: star5112 by my friend Debra Benton This happens every day in business: “Ralph (Ron or Ray) meets Laura in her office, and both nervously shake hands. Laura notices what feels like a wimpy, limp clasp. Both think to themselves, “Yech, what a poor handshake.” A two-second exchange like that sets an unease and discomfort… Continue Reading

The Power of Twitter I have been using Twitter since October 2008 and it’s proved to be a great way to meet new like minded people and a way to share my articles. Recently I was on a Coffee tour of Café Britt in Costa Rica. I had my i-pod touch and realized they had… Continue Reading

"Hello I'm Ivan: travel junkie, mystic in training, blogger, teacher, student of life. Welcome to my little home on the net, where I hope to share ideas and insights to help you lead a deeply fulfilling life."

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